The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-08

dozen of them, and found they we're
all fabrications, ami took no 1urther
| trouble about the rest.
THE POINT OF PERSONAL RESEMBLANCE.
"What do you think of the alleged
re iembiance between Washington and
Posey?"
"On that poiLt feel more competent
to speak than on any other. Here you
Sc a good pencil piece OF Napoleon's
wars done by my father al West Pom.
an those excellent India ink mi ltary
/ drawings are his 90. As L inherited ms
| fondness for it he had me drawing
master, and | made a speciality OF the
human face and figure. have drawn |
every feature singly. under my drawing
masters orders, hundreds and hun
dreds of times, and, beside, nave an I'M
commonly keen discernment OF resem
biances."
Here Mr.. Wilson produced CABINET
photograph, with the remark:
This was taken for me from the por,
trait of Gov. Posey in the State Capttol
of Indiana. In the original the coat is
the scarlet uniform OF Britain. Here is
a good engraving of Washington from
Stuart's painting. Beside, when at
Mount Vernon, after hearing fhlS slorE'
you may guess that scrutll'zed the
plaster cast of Washington lace with
the grea, est care and lntensest interest;
$ Aud am bound as an artist to say that
e the resemblance is purely imaginary.
q Pnsey is a much handsomer man than
Il Washington ever was. He had inner
!, forehead; his eyes are bright and open.
n Washington has the s eepy look caused
o by dropping evelidS. Westinghouse nose
a is an entirely different one, II the
e plas ter cast, from Posey's; it is not as
o regular and handsome. Wsshington's
st face is broad, heavy. lion-like, with a
II square chin. showing Teutonic STOCK.
e Posey's face is almost perfect oval ms
: chin, in the picture as we'll as in descrlp'
d ton, Is small ard pointed; in fact
j. almost an Italian face in fhape, or some
y race of an older civilization than the
at Teutons. l have always thought tha
p the Poseys were from the south of Eu'
&, rome. and when in Rome 1 saw on {
doorplate of house of very well-to az
people the name g. Posi-passibly Clio
yanni Posi-. and kinsmen of John Posey
ee the Virginan. In character Posey wa
a almost The opposite of Washington. ID
~ was ill dash; his bravery partook o
rashness."
ne OTHER IRREGULARITIES.
iy "Row do you account for Posey's blu
n ewes, if of an Italian stock2"
.al blue eyes are lot uncommon IN ltal!
nd and they probably come from tn
Ia Gothic element that overran and settle
.ar in Italy" 10.
~ Are there any other special dlfiel
he epces between, Washington and Posev
at Yes; there is a difference betwee
,ss Washington and Posey's face to whle
no | wish to call your especial attentlo
dc Washington's lower front teeth set
"a front of his upper ones when his mou'
10 was closed, popularity unknown
r az the Posey family, but found among Il
~ Thorntons to this day. This shape
Is face is seen in Henry of Navarro, and
~ Charles ii. of England.
10, How about the resemblance
Posey's son to Washington"
The Shawneetown letter dWells
the strong resemblance of Posey so
to Washington. This may arise fro
'ies confusing his son Johns sons (abo
the same age as his own) Wi b his o"
red the former being of the Wa-hingJ
M stock, by their mother, Lncy Thorntt
~, ~, Besices, it is a tact well-known to pn
~. Nv Biologists that the children OF widows
VIZ their second husbands often resent
the erst husband. This proves that
b;s saying IN the Bible, that they tws
~ shall be one Il sh, is based on care
+ Cd philosophical observ ation.-Speclal Z
of the GiObe- Democrat.